National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for June 17, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.
June 17, 2026 celebrates National Eat Your Vegetables Day, plus 4 more. National Eat Your Vegetables Day on June 17 falls in the middle of National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month. Today's celebration is one more opportunity to remind everyone to continue with this part of a healthy diet.
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June 17 is National Root Beer Day to give everyone the opportunity to enjoy the refreshingly frosty soda known as root beer. Celebrating this beverage holiday is as easy as gathering some friends and sharing a frosty mug of root beer. What are you waiting for?
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National Mascot Day on June 17 celebrates the iconic mascot figures and the luck they bring to teams, fans and franchises.
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On June 17, get whirled up in pastry dough, apples, and spices and celebrate National Apple Strudel Day.
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National Cherry Tart Day is a tart dispute. While usually observed on June 17, it is also suggested that June 18 and 21 are also the days for this unofficial food holiday. To be on the safe side, make three to celebrate on each day.
Read the full story →People born on June 17
Archaeologist who made significant discoveries about the Incan's.
Professional baseball center fielder and left fielder known as "the Louisville Slugger".
Member of the Omaha tribe who is widely acknowledged as one of the first Indigenous people, and the first Indigenous woman, to earn a medical degree.
Admiral and inventor of the Momsen Lung, the submarine rescue device.
Considered the creator of the chocolate chip cookie.
Events that occurred on June 17 throughout history
The Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford becomes the first chartered accident insurer and sold it's first policy for two-cents within a year.
The Statue of Liberty arrives in the New York Harbor disassembled into 350 individual pieces and packed into 214 crates. Because there were not enough funds to complete the pedestal, Liberty remained stored in crates for months while more funds were raised to complete the base she would sit on.
President William McKinley signed an act of Congress establishing the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps. The act act professionalized naval medicine by organizing a dedicated, formally trained enlisted medical force to support U.S. Sailors and Marines.
The College Board introduces its first standardized test, laying the foundation for the SAT.
Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland as a passenger and becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic. She tended the flight log while flying.
World War I vets gather at the U.S. to hear the Senate consider a bill that would give them benefits. The Senate rejected the bill by a decisive vote of 62 to 18, prompting the angry veterans to build shantytowns until their benefits were paid.
Dr. Richard Lawler performed a kidney transplant at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park in Chicago, Illinois.
The U.S. government's "War on Drugs" initiative is formally launched for better drug control, prevention, and enforcement in the country.
The body of the 12th President of the U.S., President Zachary Taylor, is exhumed. The exhumation was to test for poison after historians speculated he may have been assassinated. The results come back that he died of natural causes.
O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
President Joe Biden signs Juneteenth National Independence Day into law. The law as the first new federal holiday designated in the U.S. since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983.
Longer-running observances that include this date.
National Safety Month
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Men's Health Month
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Lgbtqia Pride Month
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National Ptsd Awareness Month
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National Great Outdoors Month
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National Candy Month
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National Adopt A Cat Month
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National Pollinators Month
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Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Month
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National Homeownership Month
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National Iced Tea Month
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National Dairy Month
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